Smoker&#39;s ash tray



Nov. 2, 1954 c. E. JoNEs sMoKER's Asa TRAY Filed May l0, 1950 United States Patent "O sMoKERs ASH TRAY Charles E. Jones, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Crest Specialty u' This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in smokers ash trays and has for one of its objects to provide in a manner more fully hereinafter set forth an ash tray embodying a novel construction and arrangement for accommodating cigarettes and cigars when not being smoked, the ashes therefrom and discarded stubs thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash tray of a character hereinafter described wherein arrangement is provided for separating the ashes from the cigarette or cigar by means of a grate disposed in a plane below that of the open top of the bowl of the ash tray to provide a protective wall above the grate to prevent such ashes from being blown about.

Yet another and equally important object of the invention is to provide an ash tray of the character hereinafter described with a protective outer skirting or apron functioning in one capacity to prevent accidental tilting of the ash trav.

It is also an object of the invention to provide in an ash tray of the character hereinafter described a skirting or apron spaced from the ash receiving bowl to prevent such bowl from coming into contact with other articles and marring the same by reason of heated portions thereof resulting from the confinement of the hot ashes or stubs within such bowl.

Finally, it is an object of this invention to provide an ash tray which comprises relatively few parts thereby permitting manufacture and sale at a minimum price.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings showing the preferred form of construction, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the ash tray embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the several parts of the ash tray illustrated in exploded relation with respect to each other; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional detail view taken substantially on line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, showing my preferred form of construction, my improved ash tray comprises a bowl 10. This bowl is preferably formed of a plastic material and in plan view is preferably circular in form.

Frictionally mounted in the bowl 10 and resting upon the ange 11 provided by the side walls 12 of the bowl is a tray which constitutes the bottom wall 14 of the bowl. This tray 13 is preferably formed of metal and is supported by the flange 11 with the bottom wall 14 in spaced relation to a supporting surface on which the ash tray is mounted thus protecting such supporting surface against being marred or otherwise damaged by the heat from hot ashes or burning stubs of cigarettes and cigars confined in the tray 13.

The bowl 10 is formed as an integral part of an apron or skirting 16 likewise formed of plastic and surrounding the wall 12 of the bowl 10 in spaced relation with respect to such wall which with the wall of the bowl defines an annular chamber 17 adapted to maintain the bowl constantly cool thereby preventing marring of objects which the bowl otherwise would come into contact therewith.

At predetermined points the side wall 12 provides in- 2,693,194 Patented Nov. 2, 1954 2 tegral laterally extending projections 18 grooved transversely as at 19.

The cover of the ash tray is indicated at 20 and is preferably formed -of metal. This cover provides a flat rim 21 of a width substantially corresponding to the width of the top edge 22 of the apron 16. Depending from this rim 21 is a ring like flange 23 which removably iits into the open end of the bowl 10. The ring like liange 23 is formed as an integral part of a grate 24 which is supported by such flange 23 below the rim 20 and substantially within the bowl 10. This grate may be of any preferred design but preferably comprises concentrically arranged rings 25 joined together by radially extending bars 26.

Formed at predetermined points upon the rim 20 and extending radially with respect thereto are rests 27 which lit into the grooves 19.

By forming the cover as above described and as shown i in the drawings no lighted part of the cigar or cigarette can come into contact with the bowl 10 when placed upon the cover particularly the grate thereof. By this arrangement the plastic skirting and bowl are protected against being marred by engagement With the lighted end of the cigar or cigarette.

By locating the grate below the rim 21 of the cover 20 and within the bowl 10 any ashes resting on the grate or confined in the bowl will be protected against being blown about the room.

The apron 16 having its lower edge terminating above the bottom of the bowl 10 will protect the bowl from being accidentally tipped to a position from which the ashes would be spilled from the bowl.

The tray 13 being formed of metal will protect the side Walls 12 of the bowl from being damaged by hot ashes or stubs and as the flange 11 supports the bottom of the tray 14 above the support on which the ash tray is mounted little heat will be conducted from the bottom 14 to the supporting surface of such object.

My improved ash tray comprises relatively few parts thereby affording economical manufacture.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. l, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

In an ash tray, the combination of a bowl, said bowl being open at its top and bottom, and having an outer circular tapered wall having a substantially iiat surface, and an inner substantially vertical wall spaced therefrom, a metal tray frictionally mounted in the bowl adjacent the bottom thereof and providing a closure for said bottom, a metal grate having a rim resting on said flat surface of said bowl and having an integral grate portion provided with a circular substantially vertical wall of a lesser outer diameter than the internal diameter of the upper portion of said first mentioned vertical wall and positioned in the bowl beneath the plane of said flat surface thereof and engageable with said first mentioned vertical wall, laterally extending projections integral with said outer wall of said bowl and providing transversely extending grooves, and radially extending arms carried by said rim of said grate and disposable in said grooves to prevent horizontal rotation of said grate with respect to said bowl, said outer circular wall of said bowl having its edge opposite said at top surface terminating short of said bottom of said bowl to provide an apron for said bowl, said apron and inner wall providing an air chamber therebetween.

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